DIY bottle decor
In order to bring a little originality and creativity into the ordinary atmosphere of life and your home, a little imagination, free time and a small set of improvised tools are enough. Any kind of handmade is now at the peak of popularity - on the Internet you can find many workshops on making a wide variety of decor items that can decorate the interior. A masterpiece of applied art can be born literally from unnecessary residues and scraps of various materials. In this publication, we would like to draw your attention to such a type of decorative art as bottle decoration. We hope that our selection of 100 different ideas for decorating bottles will inspire you to exploits for decorating your home, making a gift or creating a practical, but at the same time beautiful, household item.
There is no limit to creativity
There are many ways to create a decor for the bottle, and the choice of each of them will depend on what end result you need. Whether you want to decorate a bottle for a gift or need a decor for a wedding table, maybe you will store spices in a bottle or use it as a vase, maybe you are just looking for an opportunity to decorate your interior, bring bright colors or original ideas to it. In any case, everyone can find their best way to decorate the bottles.
So, most often bottles are decorated for the following purposes:
- as a decoration of a wedding table (usually two bottles of champagne are made out, but options are possible);
- a gift for any kind of celebration;
- decorative element for the living room, bedroom, dining room;
- in the kitchen space a bottle filled with spices carries a functional load and plays the role of a decorative element;
- in the bathroom, a bottle of colored sea salt performs similar functions
Bottle design for various celebrations
Decor for a wedding table
The wedding tradition of decorating the table of the newlyweds with two beautiful champagne bottles for many years. After the wedding, the so-called "bulls" remain with the newlyweds and are kept in a place of honor. The first bottle opens on the wedding anniversary, and the second - after the birth of the first-born. Given such a long journey of wedding bottles, special attention is paid to their decoration. Recently, the whole decoration of the wedding has its own, unique concept, based on which the color palette and decor of literally every interior item, table setting and all kinds of decor are selected.
But there are universal options for designing bottles for the table of the newlyweds. The best part is that you can do the transformation of simple bottles with your own hands, in a short time and without spending much on materials. Most often, the bottles are made out similarly to the appearance of the bride and groom - this is what is called the “classic of the genre”, time-tested.
Bottle as a gift
The best gift is a DIY gift. Such a present not only keeps the warmth of your hands and brings positive energy, but also indicates the exclusivity of the relationship, the donor’s special concern for the hero of the occasion. A beautifully designed bottle can become a decoration of the festive table, and bring originality to the interior of the home.
New year holidays
A bottle decorated in winter, New Year’s style can become either a decoration of a solemn table, or a part of the decor of the room in which holidays will be celebrated. This can be as simple as coloring the bottle in white and coating with coarse salt as an imitation of a snowy surface, or painting the product in the manner of patterns that leaves frost on the windows.
Not only glass, but also plastic bottles can be issued in the form of a snowman or Santa Claus with a Snow Maiden. Here is an original version of decorating a plastic bottle in the form of a penguin - the most "winter" bird.
Valentine's Day Gift or Wedding Anniversary
The main theme of the Valentine’s Day gift is the exploitation of images and crafts in the form of hearts, the active use of various shades of red, various ways of declaring love.
For bottles decorated to celebrate a wedding anniversary, you can apply decor in the form of the first letters of the names of the spouses, the date of the wedding celebration or the number of years lived together. You can create a family coat of arms and apply it on the surface of the bottles using a stencil.
No one will refuse a whole bottle filled with delicious sweets. Even a child can make such a gift. Enough funny lettering or glued flower, beads or sparkles.
Decoration of bottles for the interior
Sea style
Decorating nautical-style bottles is one of the most popular options. And the thing is not only that you can pour sea salt into the bottle and decorate the interior of the bathroom or collect a collection of sands brought from trips to various beaches. The marine theme invariably reminds us of relaxation, travel, pleasant emotions and new experiences.
To decorate bottles in a marine theme, you can use twine and pieces of fishing net, shells brought from travel and small pebbles. And, of course, no one canceled the image of waves, sea inhabitants, elements of ships and gear, the use of all shades of blue.
For the interior in the style of Provence and shabby chic
Most often, decoupage technique and artificial aging are used to decorate rooms decorated in the Provence or Shabby chic style. Not only various images are applied to the bottles (most often flowers and other plants, birds, insects), but also a coating is created that has cracks and even chips.
The interior, decorated in the style of Provence and some other types of country style, looks great bottles, fully tightened with twine or "twine". Most often, such products are decorated with decorative elements - flowers, letters, impromptu print.
Universal option
One of the easiest ways to decorate bottles is through regular staining. You simply select the shade you need and, after preliminary cleaning and decontamination of the surface of the bottle, color it. Most often, various pastel shades are used, silver or golden color. A couple of these bottles can serve as a decorative composition or simultaneously play the role of vases.
If art painting is a simple technique for you, then a simple bottle can be turned into a work of applied art:
A composition of bottles painted using the amber technique looks beautiful. The layout according to the shades of one color is better to use on all bottles (but they can be of different shapes).
You can apply a drawing using stencils or simply "by hand" on a colored bottle, stick on lace, create a texture using glue droplets, stick decorative elements - flowers, beads, rhinestones, pieces of colored glass, sparkles.
Very often, in combination with dyeing, dressing with twine, burlap and other types of fabrics (lace, do-it-yourself items, pompons) is used.
Black bottles are convenient in that they do not need to be coated with paint. Black color in itself is an excellent background for any decorative elements. The composition of several black bottles, decorated in one way or another, always looks contrasting, accent, winning.
Metallic shine on the bottles is great for the interior in a modern high-tech style.
And finally: a few creative and practical ideas
Bottles can serve not only as a vase, but also as a flower pot, or rather, containers. Cutting off part of the bottle in the remaining container, you can grow medium-sized plants and decorate both the interior of the house and the landscape design of the site or private courtyard.
From the glass parts of the bottles you can make a kind of bells, a device for the so-called "music of the wind."
The bottle can be used as a stand for a table lamp if you make it yourself. A bottle can also be an independent decorative element for room lighting. You can drop a garland in a fragmented bottle, or cut a “window” in the stele and put a small candle inside the bottle.
Bottles filled with rice dyed with food colors can perfectly decorate the interior of the kitchen or dining room. The color variety and originality of the design of the room will be provided.
A similar effect can be achieved when creating decor for kitchen and dining rooms. Colored cereals, beans and any other loose products in clear bottles look great. without requiring any additional decor.
For serving a festive table (with obvious savings on tabletop space), you can use bottles as the basis for high plate stands. So on the table you can place a larger number of dishes and snacks, not to mention the originality of the approach to traditional serving.
Do not throw away bottle caps - this is a great material for creativity. Of these, you can wish for stands for hot dishes, lay out whole countertops, rugs and make such original decorative elements: